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The Katana is mainly used by Michonne as it is her signature weapon. The Katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. It has historically been associated with the samurai of feudal Japan, and has become renowned for its sharpness and strength.

Pre-Apocalypse

Historically, a Katana were one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan, also commonly referred to as a "samurai sword". Modern versions of the Katana are sometimes made using non-traditional materials and methods.

Post-Apocalypse

Comic Series

The katana is seen from Issue 19 all the way to the present issue being effective in cutting up and chopping off parts of a zombie.

After the 25 year time skip, Michonne's sword is owned by Carl Grimes who uses it to put down one of Hershel Rhee's walkers when it gets onto his property. Carl later uses the sword to put down all of the rest of Hershel's walkers.

TV Series

Much like in the comic series, a katana is the signature weapon of Michonne Grimes. Michonne later admits that it wasn't hers originally, but she found it near the beginning of the outbreak and learned how to use it.

Though it is instantly recognizable as Michonne's signature weapon for defending herself and threats to her group, it has ironically twice been used to kill good people and friends; once when the Governor decapitates Hershel Greene and when Pete Anderson slices Reg Monroe's throat by mistake while trying to kill Rick Grimes. After Hershel's murder, Michonne recovered her sword and used it to mortally wound the Governor before sorrowfully putting down Hershel's reanimated severed head with the same weapon that had killed him.

On a solo supply run, when Michonne assumes Rick is being devoured by walkers, she drops her katana. Rick then exits his hiding spot and picks it up. He uses it briefly to beat down a walker before throwing it back to her.

During the six years following the supposed death of Rick Grimes, Michonne trains Judith in how to fight with a sword and a smaller version of Michonne's katana becomes Judith's signature weapon, although she will occasionally also use her father's Colt Python. Judith primarily uses her katana with great effectiveness to dispatch walkers, although she does use it to kill a Whisperer during the fall of the Hilltop.

Following the relocation of many of Alexandria's residents to the Commonwealth, Judith's katana is one of the weapons offered to Sebastian Milton for his "advanced military training." Along with the other weapons of the Coalition, Sebastian treats the sword with disrespect, calling it a "toothpick" and tossing it aside.

The Ones Who Live

Michonne continues to use her katana during her search for Rick. After her group is attacked by the CRM with Chlorine Gas, Michonne uses her sword to put down a few zombified members of her group and Aiden and Bailey.

After Nat shoots down a CRM helicopter, Michonne uses her sword to kill two of the Frontliners and attacks the third soldier with it, only to discover that it's Rick, causing Michonne to drop her sword. When Nat is fatally shot by a surviving Front Liner, Rick grabs the sword and uses it to finish the soldier off while Michonne tends to her dying friend. Rick then plants Michonne's sword on Nat to make it look like he was the one who had killed the Front Liners with Michonne lying in her interview with the CRM that her weapon of choice was a bo staff instead that she had lost. However, Jadis recognizes both the sword and its owner and confronts Rick.

As a consignee, Michonne's sword is replaced with a Kill Stick. However, Rick secretly returns Michonne's sword to her while helping his wife to escape. After discovering that Rick is not leaving with her, Michonne stashes her sword somewhere and returns to work as a consignee.

Telltale Series

For an unknown reason, Michonne has switched to a machete instead of her usual katana after leaving Alexandria. However, she wields her old katana in a hallucination of her fighting walkers while trying to reach her daughters.

Destinies

Michonne has her katana taken from her when she is first taken to Woodbury, but after becoming suspisious, she sneaks into the Governor's home and she steals it back. After encountering a zombified Penny Blake, Michonne can choose to either put the little girl down with her sword or spare her, causing Merle Dixon/T-Dog to turn against the Governor and take control of Woodbury. Michonne uses her sword to fight her way out of the town and through the militia soldiers in the store where she first meets Daryl Dixon.

After Michonne is captured by the Woodbury leader, he takes the sword from her and uses it to kill either Michonne or Glenn depending upon who makes the case for everyone to live together in peace. If Michonne is the one who is killed, Glenn takes her sword for himself as he escapes from the burning and destroyed prison, using it to fight his way out past the walkers overrunning the prison.

Killed Victims

The following is a list of victims killed with a katana:

TV Series

The Ones Who Live

Comic Series

Destinies

Appearances

Comic Series

Michonne Katana 2 Promo Michonne Hawthorne as she has her Katana raised.
Michonnec2 Michonne Special Michonne with her Katana as she amputates Mike and Terry.
Kitana Deluxe 1 Issue 19 Michonne with her Katana as she decapitates a walker.
Kitana Deluxe 2 Issue 19 Michonne with her Katana as she decapitates a walker.
Kitana Deluxe 3 Issue 19 Michonne with her Katana as she pulls her Katana out of a zombie.
Kitana Deluxe 4 Issue 19 Michonne with her Katana as she kills walkers.
Kitana Deluxe 5 Issue 19 Michonne with her Katana raised.
1179595-t2 Issue 33 Michonne with her Katana as she amputates The Governor's arm, in revenge.
683221-001 Issue 34 Michonne with her Katana as she kills a walker behind Alice.
ComicDeath31 Issue 39 Michonne with her Katana as she decapitates a Woodbury Survivor.
1385607-wd michonne Issue 49 Michonne with her Katana as she kills a walker.
IMG 0999 Issue 87 Michonne with her Katana as she kills walker.
IMG 0904 Issue 92 Michonne with her Katana as she kills walker.
IMG 1780 Issue 100 Michonne with her Katana raised as she and Rick's group are surrounded by The Saviors.
Michonne108.1 Issue 108 Michonne with her Katana as she decapitates a walker.

TV Series

Season 2

Michonne11 "Beside the Dying Fire" Andrea Harrison being saved by Michonne Hawthorne, who has her Katana with her.

Season 3

Michonne.1.1 "Seed" The Katana is seen with Michonne during her scavenge for medicine for Andrea.
New Michonne 1 "Walk With Me" Michonne uses her Katana to slice of her zombies heads to stay hidden from The Governor.
Michonne.S3.1.2 "Walk With Me" Michonne with her Katana in front of her face before being captured by Merle Dixon.
Michonne Say The Word "Say the Word" Michonne with her Katana strapped to her back.
Michonne Say The Word 2 "Say the Word" Michonne as she takes out her Katana to dispatch a group of caged walkers.
Michonne3A "Say the Word" Michonne in her stance as she has her Katana ready for walkers.
TWD GP 305 0628 0339 "Say the Word" Michonne as she takes out walkers with her Katana.
Twdmich-600x338 "Say the Word" Michonne with her Katana as she holds it to The Governor's neck.
Twd306-001260 "Hounded" Michonne slices open a walker with her Katana, as the walker guts spill on her.
TWSS3E06 72 "Hounded" Michonne before she kills Crowley and Tim with her Katana.
TWD BT 307 0719 0208 "When the Dead Come Knocking" Michonne arrives at the prison, and starts to decapitate walkers with her Katana before she blacks out.
Michonnewalkerprison "When the Dead Come Knocking" Michonne with her Katana strapped to her back as she kicks a walker.
Ep 8 Michonne Waits "Made to Suffer" Michonne with her Katana as she waits for The Governor.
Ep 8 Michonne and Penny "Made to Suffer" Penny as she is about to be killed by Michonne with her Katana.
Penny123 "Made to Suffer" Penny as Michonne has killed her with her Katana.
TWD GP 308 0807 0004 "Made to Suffer" Michonne with her Katana raised at Andrea.
TWD 0316 "The Suicide King" Michonne with her Katana raised at Rick, who is protecting Merle from being killed.
TWD 0326 "The Suicide King" Michonne with her Katana raised at Rick, who is protecting Merle from being killed, from a different angle.
Walking-Dead-310-29 "Home" Michonne used her Katana to save Hershel from a group of walkers.
TWD 1873 "Home" Michonne with her Katana out as she runs past walker.
TWD GP 312 0912 0388 "Clear" Michonne with her Katana out after she chased Morgan Jones.
Twd312-001538 "Clear" Michonne with her Katana, killing a walker silently.
Twd312-002451 "Clear" Michonne with her Katana, killing a walker silently.
Twd315-000411 "This Sorrowful Life" Michonne with her Katana as she kills walkers in the yard.
Twd315-001141 "This Sorrowful Life" Michonne with her Katana as she stabs a walker in the head in the prison tombs.
Twd315-001255 "This Sorrowful Life" Merle Dixon with Michonne's Katana under his arm.
Twd315-001233 "This Sorrowful Life" Merle with Michonne's Katana under his arm.
Twd315-001293 "This Sorrowful Life" Merle Dixon with Michonne's Katana after killing a walker.
Twd315-001284 "This Sorrowful Life" Merle with Michonne's Katana as he kills a walker.
Twd315-002211 "This Sorrowful Life" Michonne with her Katana as she kills a decapitated walker.
Michonne Maggie "Welcome to the Tombs" Michonne with her Katana strapped to her back.

Season 4

Michonne Flame Infected

"Infected"

The Katana is seen with Michonne.
MichonneForestHunting

"Isolation"

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"Indifference"

Trivia

References

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